Sanskrit quote nr. 4379 (Maha-subhashita-samgraha)
Sanskrit text:
आगते कुसुमधन्विनि तन्व्या ।
मानसाद् बहिरभूत् कुचकोकः ॥āgate kusumadhanvini tanvyā |
mānasād bahirabhūt kucakokaḥ ||
Index
Presented above is a Sanskrit aphorism, also known as a subhāṣita, which is at the very least, a literary piece of art. This page provides critical research material such as an anlaysis on the poetic meter used, an English translation, a glossary explaining technical terms, and a list of resources including print editions and digital links.
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: Consider this as an approximate extraction of glossary words based on an experimental segmentation of the Sanskrit verse. Some could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned.
Agata (āgata, आगत, āgatā, आगता): defined in 12 categories.
Agati (āgati, आगति): defined in 10 categories.
Kusuma (कुसुम): defined in 16 categories.
Dhanvin (धन्विन्): defined in 9 categories.
Tanvi (tanvī, तन्वी): defined in 7 categories.
Manasa (mānasa, मानस): defined in 15 categories.
Kuca (कुच): defined in 10 categories.
Koka (कोक): defined in 13 categories.
Defined according to the following glossaries/dictionaries: Jainism, Sanskrit, Pali, Purana (epic history), Kavya (poetry), Yoga (school of philosophy), Shaktism (Shakta philosophy), Dharmashastra (religious law), Marathi, Hindi, Kannada, Arts (wordly enjoyments), Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar), Theravada (major branch of Buddhism), Biology (plants and animals), Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism), Ayurveda (science of life), Jyotisha (astronomy and astrology), Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy), Chandas (prosody, study of Sanskrit metres), Prakrit, Kamashastra (the science of Love-making), Nepali, Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa), India history, Mantrashastra (the science of Mantras), Ganitashastra (Mathematics and Algebra)
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit verse. If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “āgate kusumadhanvini tanvyā”
- āgate -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]āgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]āgati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- kusuma -
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kusuma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kusuma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhanvini -
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dhanvinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]dhanvin (noun, masculine)[locative single]dhanvin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tanvyā -
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tanvī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “mānasād bahirabhūt kucakokaḥ”
- mānasād -
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mānasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]mānasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bahir -
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bahiḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- kuca -
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kuca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√kuc (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- kokaḥ -
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koka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
About the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha
buy this bookThis quote is included within the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha (महासुभाषितसंग्रह, maha-subhashita-samgraha / subhasita-sangraha), which is a compendium of Sanskrit aphorisms (subhāṣita), collected from various sources. Subhāṣita is a genre of Sanskrit literature, exposing the vast and rich cultural heritage of ancient India.
It has serial number 4379 and can be found on page . (read on archive.org)
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.